Brisbane vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.76M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 151% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1349th and 6319th ($2269 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 3rd and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Quito

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	Brisbane	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$8496

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547